twizzle

Definition of twizzle

: a manuever in which a skater performs rapid, continuous rotations on one foot while skating forward or backward over the ice
The presentation includes complicated spins, tricky footwork, lifts and “twizzles,” which are vertical spins performed as the skater moves across the ice.— M. Ferguson Tinsley, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 5 Jan. 2006Quite simply, their heartfelt performance and technical mastery over ice dancing's ever more difficult elements—the lifts and spins and twizzles—set the bar too high … — Dan Barnes, Calgary Herald (Alberta, Canada), 23 Feb. 2010

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